Studs terkels the good war theatrical rights worldwide. Read the good war an oral history of world war ii by studs terkel available from rakuten kobo. The good war by studs terkel, 1985, ballantine edition, in english 1st ballantine books ed. It is about ulcers as well as accidents, about shouting matches as well as fistfights, about nervous breakdowns as well as kicking the dog around. An explanation is offered by an oldtime folk singer whod been with an antiaircraft. It is a firsthand account of people involved before, during and after the war. Publication date 1985 topics druga svetovna vojna publisher new york.
Stud terkels the good war 614 words 3 pages fussell believes that the soldier of world war two, suffers so deeply from contempt and damage to his selfhood, from absurdity and boredom and chickenshit, that some anodyne is necessary, and that the anodyne of choice was alcohol. Studs terkel, the noted chicagobased journalist, gathers the reminiscences of 121 participants in world war ii called the good war because, in the words of one. An oral history of world war two is a telling of the oral history of world war ii written by studs terkel. Terkel explains the title, matteroffactly, as the vietnam, nuclearwar contrast. Introduction this book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violenceto the spirit as well as to the body.
The work won the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. The truth about world war ii from the october 11, 2012 issue. Born in new york in 1912, he lived in chicago for over eight decades. Jul 22, 2019 the good war by studs terkel, 1985, ballantine edition, in english 1st ballantine books ed.
An oral history of world war two by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terk. And, again like terkels earlier works, the power of the good war rests in accumulation. This foray is intended as an introduction for researchers and interested readers into the more than 25,000 volumes and articles on the great war published since 1918. As always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. In world war ii memories, terkel has found a great, untold storywith foreshadowings of vietnam and aftershocks of atomic warfare. An oral history of world war ii by studs terkel free download as pdf file.
After a long, lean depression throughout the country, there were again plenty of jobs, plenty of money, and plenty of hellraising. A memoir of my times 1977 was the first of terkels autobiographies. The good war is advertised as an oral history of world war ii as told by veterans and citizens on many fronts which, technically, it is. The good war by studs terkel the 582nd greatest nonfiction. The good war consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including. What is inescapable, though, is the recognition of war as brutal, and brutalizing. Sep, 2015 the good war for which terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. John bodnars sociocultural examination of the vast public debate that took place in the united states over the wars meaning reveals that the idea of the good war was highly contested. The book is a collection of interviews done by terkel following world war two.
A digital archive of terkels oral histories is one of 177 projects funded by new grants from the national endowment for the humanities. The war, notes turkel, was good for most americans, ergo the title. The good war for which terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. The good war ebook by studs terkel 9781595587596 rakuten. Bell and craig carnelia, combines terkels stunning text with vintage songs of the war years, to create a unique and illuminating snapshot of the time.
Terkels pulitzer prizewinning the good war 1984 is an oral history of world war ii that presents reminiscences of people, both famous and relatively unknown, who experienced it overseas and at home. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer as always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. As always, terkels subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. Page after page of memories resonate with emotional truth, with plainspoken remarks like this one by e. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do received a national book award nomination in 1975. The richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe.
The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. The good war by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. However, terkel seems to have taken a definite anti war stance with this book. Anyone interested in any element of world war ii would be immediately captivated by terkel s work, which gives a fair and thorough discussion of all elements of the war through the words of americans, germans, brits, japanese, and many others. The world war ii veterans who spoke with studs terkel and whose oral histories form the bulk of the good war can be divided into two squads. Tremendously compelling, somehow dramatic and intimate at the same time. An oral history of world war ii won the pulitzer prize in nonfiction in 1985. The good war, studs terkel s latest oral history, is not life magazine.
An oral history of world war two quotes studs terkel this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the good war. Bell and craig carnelia, inspired by the book by studs terkel, will see its world premiere by northlight theatre, the skokie, illinois, notforprofit, in. These interviews with the famous and forgotten players of world war two affirm that the times for americans were grand. The good war in american memory dispels the longheld myth that americans forged an agreement on why they had to fight in world war ii. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. In the good war terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of world war ii from a perspective of forty years of after the events. Studs terkel wrote a book about world war ii, in which he called it the good war, a sentiment often felt, most probably because the enemies of world war iinazi germany and militarist japanwere of such evil character that anything necessary to defeat them was deemed good. An oral history of world war two by studs terkel, is one of the most memorable, comprehensive records of personal stories of world war ii in literature. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terkel as an interviewer and oral historian.
Studs terkel 19122008 was a free spirit, an outspoken populist, a pulitzer prizewinning author, a terrible ham, and one of the bestloved characters on the american scene. Buy the good war by studs terkel online at alibris. It won the pulitzer prize for non fiction and rightly so. An oral history of world war ii by studs terkel scribd. The work received the 1985 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. They considered my work essential for the war effort. The studs terkel program, division street, hard times, the good war, race, talking to myself, greatest hits education resources chicago history museum search site map multimedia interview studs 90th birthday studs 100th birthday downloads. An oral history of world war ii 1984 is an oral history of world war ii compiled by studs terkel. An oral history of world war ii by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The author presents over 120 interviews with people of all classes and all levels of involvement in world war 11. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Jul 26, 2011 terkel compiled a series of books based on oral histories that defined america in the 20th century. Based on studs terkels pulitzer prizewinning book, the good war, conceived and created by david h.